Cattle-stanchion.



PATENTED JULY. 31, 1906.

A TTORNE Y5 H. D. ELLIOTT. CATTLE summon.

APPLICATION III ED FEB 12 1906 jiizfyflllzllbzzi INVEN 1 WITNESSES:

g I a I 5 5 "i 1 animals, and the feed-trough :13 is located at -ganCenter, in the county of State of Vermont, have invented a new andUNITED STATES, PATENT orrron.

HENRY n; ELLIOTT, or MORGAN CENTER, VERMONT.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

Patented July 31.,

Application filed February 12,1906. vflerial Ila-300,729.

To all whomit may concern;-

' Be it known that I, HENRYD. ELLIOTT, a "citizen ofthe United States,residing at Mor- Orleans and iuseful-Oattle-Stanchion, of which thefollowing is :a specification.

= -'This invention relates to improvements in cattle-stanchions, and hasfor one of its obj ects 'to improve the construction andincrease theefficiency and utility of devicesof this class. r 4

Another object of the invention is to vprovideiasimply-constructeddevice of this class wherein the neck-bars arearranged to swing longitudinal-1y ofthe stall-space tov enable theanimals to lie down and arise again without straining the neck: orstriking the knees,

against theneck-bars or other .partsf With these and other objects inview, which will appear as .the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the invention consists in certain novel features.ofconstruction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawings, forming .a part of this specification, andin which correspending parts are-denoted b 'like'designatmg characters,is illustrate the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention ca---pa-ble of carrying the same into practical op 'eration. I

. In the drawings, Figure l is anelevation of a plurality .of theimproved devices viewed line 3 3 'of Fig. 1.

. spective illustrating -tion ofthe structure.

from the stall-space view with of Fig. 1.

side. Fig. 2 is a plan a portion in sectionon the line 2 :2

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the 'Eig a is a detail in peramodification .of .a por- The improved device may be erected in anyrequired locality where the animals are to be disposed, "but isgenerallyemployed in barns or stables at the feed ends ofthestallspaces, and comprises a head-frame formed .of spaced members 101-1, extending-trans versely of the feeding-spaces .and above the same.

The frame may be of any required length to sup .ort any required number.of the stan- -chion evices ;v but'for the .purposeofillustrationa-sectionis shown containi'ng'three :of the stanchiondevices.

a The frame members 10 11 are located at :a

sufficient distance-above the floor 12:0fthe.

stall-spaces to accommodate theheight of the of 1th frame members.

The floor 12 is provided with slots for faj'pen .tures 14 15, spacedapart and arranged in pairs, with one pair {centrally-of teachstallspace, the distance between the slots icorriesponding to thedistance between the neckbars of the structure.

I Pivoted ;at1'6 between the. spaced head members 10 11 .areneck-barsL7,;With'their lower ends movably engaging the slots 14, there being onebar to each slot.

The pivots 1 6 o with sufficient looseness between the amen-1'- b ers'1.0 '11 to enab'lethe lower ends of the ,bars to swing the slots '14 inthe floor tothe end of the stall space and beyond the .eratelthroughenlarged apertures 31 in the ars 117 and [the-latter fit members .10 11are neck-bars 1,8, and with their lower ends fitting loosely 'in theslots -15 and movable therein toward .and iaway firom the feed-trough,therebeing one of the bars 18 to ,eachofitheslots 1-5. The bars .17rand18 are thus .b oth movable at-their loweriends toward and away from thefeed-troughs or longitudinally of the stall-s ace, while :the #bars 18are also movable at -t eir [upper-ends toward and ,away from the bars1,7. The slots 14; '15 are spaced vapartadistance equal .to the spaceusually :re uired between the neck-bars of .cattle-stanc 'ons, so thatwhen each pair of the bars 17 .18 are arranged in vertical position theyare adapted tobear upon the sides of the necks of the animals, and whenthe transversely-movable :bars 18 are .releasedat their 11, per ends the:heads of the animals can be wit drawn. Y i

When the. animals attempt to :liedown, the

bars 17 :18 yield-to the natural forward :movementof the animal andprevent themramping .of thenecks or shoulders or thedangerof strikingthe knees against the bars isov common when the neck-bars are vrigidly@con- .structed. The feedatrough 13 ;being located ---in advance of theforward :or outer position e neckebars is not in positi on it() bestruck by the knees of the animal when lying down :or rising. Thus theanimals .are "1110i; liable to produce what is known as big knees,caused by the frequent contact with the rigid neck-.barsor:feed-troughsof prior structuresof thisaclass. 1 o

Bearing upon the frame members 10 131 is a shifter-bar 19, throughwhichtthe upper ends of the neck-bars 18 project. The bar 19 is held inposition upon the members 10 11 by guide lugs or stops 20 and isprovided with longitudinal slots 21, where the bars 18 project throughthem, the slots being equal in length to the throw or movement of thebars 18, so that the bars 18 may be independently operated, ashereinafter explained. Pivoted at 22 upon the shifter-bar are stopmembers '23, bearing at their free ends against the projecting ends ofthe neck-bars 18 when the neck-bars are in closed 1position and holdingthem closed, as at the it in Figs. 1 and 2, and releasing the bars andpermitting them to move in the slots 21 when reversed in position, asshown at the right in Fig. 1. Thus bars.

the bars 18 will be opened or closed simultaneously by the movement ofthe shifter-bar 19 when'the stop or lock members 23 are in closedposition, or one or more of the bars 18 may be independently released,if required, by simply reversing the position of the lock members of thebar or bars it is desired to release.

An operatingdever 24 is connected to the shifter member with which toactuate it, and

a stop device 25 is attached at one point to hold the shifter member inclosed position.

The angular s ace between the sets of neckbars is preferab y filled withpartitions 26 of suitable construction to prevent access to thefeed-trough except between the neck- When the apparatus is erected inlocalities where it is not desirable to form apertures in thestall-space floors-as, for instance, in

barns or sheds exposed to the cold-and apart and disposed above thestall floor, pins s aced apart and extending transversely through saidhead-rails, a plurality of neckbars arranged in pairs and extending atone end between said head-frame members, one bar of each of said pairsof neck-bars swinging upon said pins transversely of said head frame andthe other of each of said pairs of neck-bars movable at one endlongitudinally of the head-frame and movable at the other endtransversely of the head-frame, and means carried by the head-frame foroperating the bars which are movable longitudinally of the head-frame.

2. Inca cattle-stanchion structure including a stall-space fioor and ahead-frame spaced from the floor, said floor having spaced socketsextending longitudinally of the same, neck-bars swinging from saidheadframe and movably engaging said sockets, and one of said bars alsoswinging transversely of said floor, and means carried by said headframefor actuating said transversely-movable bar.

3. In a cattle-stanchion structure including a stall-floor, a head-frameformed with rails spaced apart and likewise spaced above the floor, saidfloor having s aced sockets extending longitudinally of t e same, aneckbar swinging at one end between said rails and with the free endmovably en a ing one of said sockets, a neck-bar movab elongitudinallyof said rails at one end and with the other end movably enga ing theother of said sockets, and means for ocking said longitudinally-movablebar in position between said rails.

4. In a cattle-stanchion structure including a stall-floor and ahead-frame spaced above the floor, said floor having sockets arran ed inpairs spaced apart centrally of each stal space, a plurality ofneck-bars arranged in pairs, one bar of each pair swin in at one en fromsaid head-frame and with t 1e free end movably engaging one socket ofeach pair of the same, and the other bar of each pair movable at one endlongitudinally of said head-frame and with the other end movablyengaging the other socket of each pair of the same, means forsimultaneously actuating said longitudinally-movable bars, and means forindependently releasing said longitudinally-movable bars.

5. In a cattle-stanchion structure including a stall-floor and ahead-frame spaced above the floor, said floor having sockets ar ran edin pairs spaced apart centrally of each stal space, a plurality ofneck-bars arranged in pairs, one bar of each pair swinging at one endfrom said head-frame and with the free end movably engaging one socketof each pair of the same, and the other bar of each air extending at oneend above said headame and movable longitudinally thereof and with theother end movably engagin the other socket of each pair of the same, a s1i permember movably bearing upon said hea frame and through which theextended ends of said longitudinally-movable bars project, 123nd meansfor actuating said shipper mem- 6. In a cattle-stanchion structureincluding a stall-fioor and a head-frame spaced above the floor, saidfloor having sockets arran ed in pairs spaced apart centrally :of eachstal space, a plurality of neck-bars arranged in pairs, one bar of eachpair swinging at one end from said head-frame and with the free endmovably engaging one socket of each pair of the same, and the other barof each pair extending at one end above said headframe and movablelongitudinally thereof and with the other end movably engaging the othersocket of each pair of the same, a ship- 5 er membermovably bearing uponsaid head:

rame and provided with slots corresponding to'and adapted to receive theextended ends of said longitudinally=movable "bars, means for actuatingsaid shipper member, and lock= 10 mg members adapted to maintain saideat- HEN BY D. ELLIOTT.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. BRYANT, JOHN A. OALKINS.

